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MIRAMAR HOTEL

The Palm Beach Post
West Palm Beach, Florida Sat. Mar 27,1920 Page 1

SOUTH PALM BEACH HOTEL ASSURED BY PURCHASERS OF STOCK YESTERDAY

Over Half Hotel Stock Subscribed at Dedication of Site--Hotel Will Be Erected at Once and Be Ready for Business in December.

More than 1,500 people attended dedication exercises of the new site of the South Palm Beach Inn yesterday afternoon at 2:30 and the new hotel project at this popular resort to the south of its big proud sister was launched in a manner that augers well for its future. Everybody there was a guest of Dr. Fred G. Schwarz, president of the Tourist Club and Mrs. Schwarz, herself a charming and affable hostess.

There were gallons of ice cream and much cake and other delicacies at the Community house. with dancing and music by an orchestra, free boats to and from this city and free bus rides both ways. From the crowd attending the dedication of the site there came the astonishing contribution of S52,000 in stock subscriptions in the new hotel as a tribute from the people to the ability of the promoter as a hotel man, gentleman and a diplomat. Probably never before has such an unusual feat been reported in connection with any building project in this vicinity. The new hotel of l00 rooms will become a reality.

With half the stock already subscribed and much more promised, a blanket mortgage for the remainder of the amount necessary to complete the $100.000 project can readily be obtained.

Ready For Next Season

Dr. Schwarz will advertise for estimates or bids on the project within the next two or three weeks. so that actual work of construction can be started within the next two or three months. The new Inn will be of Spanish mission style of architecture, built along similar lines to the Country Club at Garden City, L. l.

The property is 250 feet in length along the lake front and 300 in depth, with riparian rights. The hotel building proper will be 175 feet in length with two 100-foot wings on the ends, and the lake front of the hotel which will be of stucco material, equipped with the latest sprinkler system of fire protection. There will be broad porches and a sun parlor, The grounds will have natural growth of cocoanut-palms and other tropical shrubbery and trees.

It is planned to have the new Inn open for business the first of next December or thereabouts, and it will remain open each season until well towards the first of April. An auto service will be operated by the hotel between South Palm Beach and this city, meeting all trains as well, and there will be boat service across the lake iron the hotel pier so that patrons may go over to the ocean side for bathing purposes.

Fred G. Schwarz, is a successful hotel man with a 500 guest establishment of his own at Wopawaug Lodge, near Easthampton, Connecticut, where he started a summer camp a few years ago with 25 guests and by his own personality and close application to details and personal service, built the hotel patronage to a point where 500 guests are entertained for the entire summer each year. He will return here frequently during the summer months to attend to matters pertaining to the actual construction of the new project.

During the afternoon, there were addresses by Mayer D. F. Dunkle, Ex-Mayor W. A. Dutch, several bankers, other hotel men and Stiles C. Hall, of the realty association. Miss Grace Straw contributed vocal selections at the Community House. Alfred H. Waug and H. E. Robinson contributed their services and were largely instrumental in placing stock.

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The Miami News

Miami,Florida Wed. Nov 23, 1921

SOUTH PALM BEACH INN Will OPEN IN DECEMBER

New Furniture is Expected Daily -- Mission Lines Are Followed in Lobby

(Special to the Metropolis) WEST PALM BEACH, Nov. 23 -- The Inn at South Palm Beach is expected to open the middle of December. The hostelry is one of the finest in this part of the state and the accommodations are to be of the best, according to Dr. Fred Swartz, manager. The special attraction about the new hotel is the dining room on the top floor, offering a most wonderful view across Lake Worth. The kitchen department is also on the same floor. Three carloads of furniture are expected daily. Mission lines are followed in the lobby and living rooms, Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Stowe are here from Milford, Conn., located at 021 Benton Street.

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Then came the Hurricane of 1928

The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach Wed. Sep. 19, 1928 Page 1

In South Palm Beach, the outstanding calamity was the virtual destruction of the Miramar Inn, formerly known as the South Palm Beach Inn. Twisted and wrecked by the storm, with the roof blown into nearby dwellings, the building bore evidences that it might defy repairs. The South borough Business block on the Dixie highway was partially destroyed. One of the freaks of the storm was the Miramar pharmacy which pursued business with a minimum of damage, hemmed in on either side by wreckage.

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The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida Sat. Jan 18. 1930

Page 7

Miramar Inn Is Officially Opened

The Miramar Inn was officially opened for guests on Thursday, although a number of guests have been at the Inn since January 1. In view of the fact that it is now under new management and will run entirely American Plan and with a large number of advance bookings, the management looks for a very favorable season. Among those registered at the Inn are Miss Laura Coleman, E. B. Mercer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Haker, Jacksonville; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Finn, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Marshall Parks. Bronxville, N Y.; Mr, and Mrs. H .B. Swann, De troit Mich.; Mrs. Herbert Greene and son, Bronxville, N.Y.; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Lipford, Atlanta, Ga.; Miss E Lipford, Atlanta, Ga; .Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Oakes, Franklin, Mich.; Edward Edinger, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkpatrick, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. G. C. Bovard, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crilly, Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. George Keith, Fox Lake, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs H. Bonteiller, Middleton, Conn.; Dr. and Mrs. Charle B. Chiday, Judge and Mrs. E. A. Ingris, Middleton, Conn.; and Charles T. Farnham, Manchester, N. H.

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Circa 1956

The Palm Beach Post

West Palm Beach, Florida

Sun. Nov 3.1957

Page 8

Miramar Inn Installing New Swimming Pool

A new Olympic-size swimming pool is being installed adjacent to the east terrace of Miramar Inn, 3800 Washington Rd., West Palm Beach, in time for use by the Christmas holidays. J. Stanley Smith of the Stanley Smith Hotels corporation is personally supervising the construction of the pool, the opening of which will mark the 25th anniversary of the hotel chain. Paradise Pool Co.is installing the pool, with landscaping in charge of the Island Landscape Co.

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Palm Beach Daily News Palm Beach, Florida Sun. Jun 25, 2006 Page 2

From The Archives

By the 1920s, the City of West Palm Beach, incorporated in 1894, had an abundance of lodgings ranging from boarding houses to large hotels servicing burgeoning tourism in the city. Among the hotels was the grand Pennsylvania Hotel, built in 1926 in the heart of downtown, overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, where for decades it held distinction as a waterfront landmark before its 1995 demolition. Pictured here. however, is the lesser- known Miramar Inn, as seen on a 1930 postcard. With an Intracoastal view, it was located at 3800 Wash-ington Road just north of Southern Boulevard. Originally built in 1922 and called the Inn South Palm Beach, the Miramar Inn was unveiled later in the 20s. The towered building, which remained a hotel for several decades, was built in the Mission Revival style and the grounds featured extensive tropical plantings and included a pool. The 1930 postcard description reads: The Miramar Inn, one of West Palm Beach's newer hotels, was built to meet the increased demand for greater accommodations for the popular Palm Beaches, where summer spends the winter. Those who return annually to this delightful community make their reservations well in advance to assure locations." The Miramar Inn was demolished by the 1960s.A condo building now stands on the site - M.M.CLOUTIER

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The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida Sun. Jul 20,1969

Page 75

New Portofino To Replace Aging Miramar Inn

Tbe Miramar Inn, a three-story, aging stucco-and-lath-Landmark at

3300 Washington Road, is being demolished to make way for a 12-

story, 141-unlt apartment, Tbe Portofino South Construction will

begin before October19,.with a planned occupancy date December

19, according to the developer, Jack Taylor of Miami. Taylor, who

maintains silence on the price, docs not reveal what he paid tor the

Miramar property. nor what he intends to spend on Portofino South

It is known that the demolition contract is worth $14,000 and was

awarded to Abco Construction Co. Bob Goodiag, Abco owner, was

on the Job this week, using a $100.000 hydro-crane to tear the build-

ing apart. All will be demolished on the three-and-a-half acre pro-

perty, except the fairly new pool which will be used for the new structure's residents. The razing will take about three weeks, according to Gootiag. The building had 100 rooms. Taylor is the builder developer of the 10 story, 141 apartment LaFontana and its companion, the adjacent Portofino, also 10 stories, but with 115 apartments. Both are on Flagler Drlve and are luxury-priced.

The LaFontana Is known lo have cost in excess of.3 million. Miramar Inn, originally called the South Palm Beach, was owned by the Stanley Smith Jr. and the John B. Smith families, successor to the previous owner, Stanley Smith Sr. The Smiths also operated Albermarle Hotel in Virginia Beach, Va. Immediately alter the old building is razed, the developer will build three models and office on the site, according to Philip B. Olson. executive vice president of Taylor's enterprises. Taylor has built some 5.000 homes in Florida, as well as Miami's Bay Park Towers. and numerous commercial buildings and shopping centers. The Portofino South project will have one and two-bedroom apartments, some with extra dens. There will be all-electric kitchens. vista-terraces. Walk-in closets. and many other amenities, Olson said. There will be well-appointed lobbies and corridors. also. Each floor will have recreation, laundry and lounge. Three elevators will serve the building. There will be a marina on the property facing Lake Worth.